Mo Farm Naturals, Irish organic mushroom farm, Ireland; pilot-scale cultivation trials for partners
An Irish organic mushroom and fungal biotechnology demonstration farm offers cultivation trials and seeks commercial, supplier, and outsourcing partnerships
Term of Validity: 31 August 2026 - 31 August 2027
Summary - Profile Type - Business Offer - POD Reference - BOIE20260831023 - Term of Validity - 31 August 2026 - 31 August 2027 - Company’s Country - Ireland - Type of partnership - Commercial agreement - Outsourcing agreement - Supplier agreement - Targeted Countries - All countries General information - Short Summary - An Irish organic gourmet mushroom producer and rural circular bioeconomy demonstration farm offers international partners pilot-scale fungal cultivation, alternative substrate trials, product demonstration and market-validation capability. Cooperation is sought under commercial, supplier or outsourcing agreements with food, biotechnology, biomaterials, cosmetics and circular bioeconomy organisations. - Full Description - This Irish enterprise operates an organic gourmet mushroom farm and rural circular bioeconomy demonstration site. It offers partners controlled fungal cultivation, pilot-scale substrate trials and practical demonstration of fungal and mycelium applications. Facilities support culture preparation, substrate processing, controlled fruiting and outdoor demonstration. Current work includes gourmet and functional mushroom species, cultivation on hardwood, straw and locally available agricultural biomass, and the reuse and valorisation of spent mushroom substrate. Application fields include food and ingredients, bio-based materials, natural product development, agricultural biomass valorisation and circular production systems. Under an outsourcing or commercial agreement, a partner can provide a material, process or product concept for practical trial or demonstration at the site, with agreed observations and operational feedback. Under a supplier agreement, cooperation can cover supply of organic gourmet mushrooms or agreed trial outputs. The objective is to create repeatable real-world evidence and demonstration activity that supports product development, market entry or scale-up. - Advantages and Innovations - The offer combines a working organic farm, controlled mushroom production, clean-culture capability and an outdoor demonstration environment at one site, allowing partners to follow a concept from fungal culture and substrate selection through cultivation to practical use and end-of-cycle biomass management. The enterprise is already demonstrating low-value local biomass in cultivation trials, including rush (Juncus), alongside conventional straw and hardwood substrates, and is developing cascade uses for spent mushroom substrate. This creates a practical testbed for circular bioeconomy solutions rather than a laboratory-only setting. Small-batch production enables rapid iteration, comparison of substrate formulations and visible demonstration to visitors and stakeholders. The site also combines food production, biodiversity activity and circular-resource trials, giving commercial partners a credible rural environment in which to demonstrate sustainable fungal applications. - Stage of Development - Already on the market - Sustainable Development Goals - Goal 17: Partnerships to achieve the Goal - Goal 15: Life on Land - Goal 9: Industry, Innovation and Infrastructure - Goal 12: Responsible Consumption and Production - Goal 13: Climate Action - IPR status - No IPR applied Partner Sought - Expected Role of a Partner - The partner sought may be a company operating in the food and ingredients, fungal biotechnology, biomaterials, cosmetics or biomass sectors, or a research organisation seeking farm-scale demonstration capability. Under a commercial or outsourcing agreement, the partner would provide the material, technology, application or trial criteria, while Mo Farm Naturals would undertake the agreed cultivation or substrate demonstrations and provide operational feedback and trial results. Supplier partnerships are also sought with buyers or distributors of organic gourmet mushrooms. - Type and Size of Partner - SME <=10 - SME 50 - 249 - R&D Institution - SME 11-49 - Big company - Type of partnership - Commercial agreement - Outsourcing agreement - Supplier agreement Dissemination - Technology keywords - 07001004 - Crop Production - 07001005 - Horticulture - 08003 - Micro- and Nanotechnology related to agrofood - 08001005 - Food Technology - Market keywords - 05009004 - Plant health - 05008002 - Food and feed ingredients - 04010 - Microbiology - Targeted countries - All countries